Publications

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Granular Mechanics

Granular Mechanics

[1] The dynamics of sand dunes.

N.M. Vriend, K.A. Bacik

Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. (2026)

[2] Soft matter physics of the ground beneath our feet.

A. Voigtländer et al.

Soft Matter 20, 30 (2024)

[3] Coarsening dynamics of 2D subaqueous dunes.

P.A. Jarvis, K.A. Bacik, C. Narteau, N.M. Vriend

J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf. 127, e2021JF006492 (2022)

[4] Dynamics of migrating sand dunes interacting with obstacles.

K.A. Bacik, P. Canizares, C.P. Caulfield, M.J. Williams, N.M. Vriend

Phys. Rev. Fluids 6, 104308 (2021)

[5] Stability of the interaction between two sand dunes in an idealized laboratory experiment.

K.A. Bacik, C.P. Caulfield, N.M. Vriend

Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 154501 (2021)

[6] Wake-induced long-range repulsion of aqueous dunes.

K.A. Bacik, S. Lovett, C.P. Caulfield, N.M. Vriend

Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 054501 (2020)

[7] Blowin' in the Wind Same as Flowing in H₂O.

N.M. Vriend, K.A. Bacik

Physics 13, 62 (2020)

Crowd Modeling

Crowd Modeling

[1] Order–disorder transition in multidirectional crowds.

K.A. Bacik, G. Sobota, B.S. Bacik, T. Rogers

PNAS 122(14), e2420697122 (2025)

[2] Lane nucleation in complex active flows.

K.A. Bacik, B.S. Bacik, T. Rogers

Science 379, 923–928 (2023)

Complex Networks

Complex Networks

[1] Measuring the dynamical evolution of the United States lobbying network.

K.A. Bacik, J. Ondras, A. Rudkin, J. Dunkel, I.S. Kim

arXiv 2503.11745 (2026)

[2] Flow-based network analysis of the C. elegans connectome.

K.A. Bacik, M.T. Schaub, M. Beguerisse-Díaz, Y.N. Billeh, M. Barahona

PLoS Comput. Biol. 12(8): e1005055 (2016)